Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 10.99 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
10.99 million USD
Change on year
up 104.1%
World rank
177th
of 204 countries
All-time high
81.26 million USD
in 2009
All-time low
-851.21 million USD
in 2020
Years of data
21
2002–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Timor-Leste, 2002–2023

-800-600-400-20002002201220232002: 1.8 million USD2003: 8.1 million USD2005: 1.8 million USD2006: 16.4 million USD2007: 15.5 million USD2008: 65.8 million USD2009: 81.3 million USD2010: 41.9 million USD2011: 62 million USD2012: 47.8 million USD2013: 52.8 million USD2014: 52.9 million USD2015: 43 million USD2016: 5.5 million USD2017: 6.7 million USD2018: 48.5 million USD2019: -230.8 million USD2020: -851.2 million USD2021: -314.7 million USD2022: -266.7 million USD2023: 11 million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 10.99 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.

The figure is up 104.1% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Timor-Leste peaked at 81.26 million USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, -851.21 million USD, in 2020.

That places Timor-Leste 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.24 million USD 1.8 million USD 81.26 million USD 7
2010s 13.04 million USD -230.78 million USD 62.04 million USD 10
2020s -355.4 million USD -851.21 million USD 10.99 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 174 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.07 million USD compare
  2. 175 Dominica 11.92 million USD compare
  3. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 11.5 million USD compare
  4. 178 Montserrat 7.59 million USD compare
  5. 179 Vanuatu 7.41 million USD compare
  6. 180 Cook Islands 6.12 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Timor-Leste?
Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Timor-Leste was 10.99 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 81.26 million USD in 2009.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was -851.21 million USD in 2020.
How does Timor-Leste rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
Timor-Leste ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 7,665 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.